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Austin City Limits

Austin City Limits

Jessie Van Den Berg, Editor October 11, 2019

Austin City Limits (ACL) is a music festival held right here in Austin. To be more specific, in Zilker Park. There are two weekends out of the year that is back to back in late September and early October,...

Hurricane Season Has Begun

Hurricane Season Has Begun

Hannah McDonough, Editor October 3, 2019

Hurricane season has begun, and we're only about halfway through. Hurricane season spans from June 1 to Nov. 30, and it's just at its peak. Many coastal cities in the Gulf of Mexico or along the East coast...

Full House! - Rescuing nearly a 100 dogs from Dorian

Full House! – Rescuing nearly a 100 dogs from Dorian

Shristi Dayal, Reporter September 17, 2019

You have probably heard about the Category Five storm (at the time) creating death and despair in the Bahamas, but a woman in the Bahamas has got the four-legged citizens in check. Chella Philips has housed...

Photo courtesy of New York Times

The Amazon Is On Fire

Hannah McDonough, Editor September 6, 2019

Since January, fires have been burning more and more of what many consider the earth's lungs: The Amazon Rain Forest. According to CNBC; Make it, more than 70,000 fires have occurred since January, that's...

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Dog Zone! – Dog Places for Dog People

Shristi Dayal, Reporter September 6, 2019

  I love taking my dog to fresh and exciting places. We have taken her camping, hiking, and set her off-leash. Of course, if you have a pomeranian or a dog breed that doesn't like physical activity,...

Is Living By The Coast Good For You?

Is Living By The Coast Good For You?

June Jung, Reporter August 30, 2019

The Coast Recently, I went to the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. Every morning I would take a walk down the beach to clear my mind and to smell the beach and hear the waves crashing against the shore. Then...

a table was set up and filled with various foods brought by the students

Genius Hour with Ms. Larson

May 21, 2019

On May 21, Ms. Larson's classes joined together for one large publishing party in the Cafeteria. There was snacks, comments, presentations, and music. Here are some images from the party.

What Is Dark Matter and Does It Exist?

What Is Dark Matter and Does It Exist?

June Jung, Reporter May 3, 2019

The Big Idea Dark Matter is an idea that humans came up with to fill the empty void of space with at least - something, but the big question is what is it? No-one on planet Earth knows what dark matter...

The Truth Behind Mindfulness

Jessie Van Den Berg, Editor May 1, 2019

Mindfulness, a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique....

We Are Wasteful

Evlabia Konstantinou, Reporter May 1, 2019

Intro We as a society produce so much trash. According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texans disposed of about 6.83 pounds of trash per person per day of waste in 2016, sending approximately...

Why Isnt ASL Allowed in the IB Program?

Why Isn’t ASL Allowed in the IB Program?

Claire Lawrence, Reporter April 22, 2019

As you may know, if you're an eighth grader going to Westwood this year, ASL, (American Sign Language) is offered as a foreign language class. For many, the implied quiet atmosphere and the usefulness...

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